Gas-generator.



No. 726,379. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. O. W. TURNER.

GAS GENERATOR.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.15, 1902.

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C. W. TURNER.

GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1902.

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CHARLES WORTH TURNER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Gas-GENERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,379, dated April28, 1903.

Application filed August 15, 1902.

$0 a whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WORTH TUR- NER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 5 Montague Terrace, in the city of Brooklyn andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inan Apparatus for the Manufacture of Oxyhydrocarbon Gas, a New Gas, andfor the Production of said Gas; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable. others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same and to mix the composition from which said gas is made.

This invention relates to apparatus for manufacturing a compoundoxyhydrocarbon gas from hydrocarbon oil and water under high heat andpressure.

The object of my invention is to provide for economically and rapidlygenerating my compound gas adapted for heating and illuminating purposesby separately vaporizing water and making superheated steam in one setof coils, separately vaporizing a suitable hydrocarbon oi1,such aspetroleu m or any suitable gas-oil, in a set of coils, then mixing thesuperheated steam and hydrocarbon vapors in suitably-regulatedproportions and subjecting them in the mixed condition to a high heat ina combining and superheating coil, thereby producing a fuel gas orvapor, then subjecting such gas or vapor to further heat and pressure ina separate coil or sets of coils in a column for causing the desireddecomposition and recomposition of the gases to produce oxyhydrocarbongas.

The matter constituting myinvention herein will be set forth in theclaims.

I will now describe the details of construction and operation of myimproved gas-generating apparatus by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in Which Figure 1 represents a front elevation, partly insection, of a part of my gas-generating apparatus. Fig. 1 represents anelevation,

partly in section, of a continuation of my gas-generating apparatus.

My apparatus is constructed principally of two columns of steel coils,composed of different sets of coils suitably connected together andinclosed in heat-retaining jackets of the oil-vaporizing coil G orshells, suitable water and oil supply tanks,

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a separating-tank for the gas and combustible liquid produced in saidcoils, a gas-holder, and suitable connecting-pipes provided withstop-cocks, check-valves and burners.

The hydrocarbon-oil tank A is mounted on a suitable support M at a levelfor feeding oil by gravity or by air-pressure, if required,

and has connecting near the bottom the outlet feed-pipe A which isprovided near the tank with a stop-cock A and near the column of coilswith a stop-cock A and a check-valve A 7 This feed-pipe A connects withthe base Tank A is also provided at the top with a supply-pipe having astop-cock A through which oil may be supplied to the tank or to which apipe may be attached, leading from an air-pump for admitting air underpressure to force oil into the vaporizing-coil. The Water-tank Bismounted at the proper level on the support N and has leading from itslower end the water-feed pipe B, having near the tank a stop-cock B andnear the column of coils the check-valve B and stop-cock B Thesupply'pipe 13 connects With the base of the Water-vaporizing orsteam-generating coil 0 A T-fitting B is connected in the pipe B nearthe coils and has connected thereto a drain-pipe provided with astop-cock 13 This drain-pipe and stop-cock serve for drawing off anyWater which may condense in the coil 0 when it is out of use. The column0 of coils comprises the base-coil O for combining and superheating thevapors of water and hydrocarbon oil,

the coil C for vaporizing oil, the coil'l] for vaporizing water andsuperheating steam, and the coil 0 for further superheating the mixedvapors and gases, all of said coils being arranged one above another ina column and inclosed within a heat-retaining jacket or shell L. Inpractice this shell L may be lined with fire-brick for retaining theheat and confining it close around the column of coils. The coils arepreferably made of heavy steel tubes or pipes with extra thick walls towithstand the intense heat and high internal pressure produced in theoperation of generating my compound oxyhydrocarbon gas. The coils O, 0 Oand G in the column 0 are connected together by steel tubes, as follows:

The vapor-outlet pipe F leads down from the top of coil (1 and connectsat its lower end stop-cock B.

with the T connection F in the vapor mixing and inlet pipe F, whichconnects with the top of the vapor combining and superheating coil 0'. Asteel tube E connects with the upper end of the water-vaporizing coil Gand extends up outside of the column, and thence down through the centerof the column of coils, out at the base thereof, and up to the Tconnection B in the vapor-mixing pipe F. The mixing-pipe F extends tothe left of the T connection B', where it is provided with a stop-cock Bfrom which extends downward a vapor-blow-off pipe B which may be used asa test-pipe to show the condition of the vapor and also for relievingthe pressure when it becomes too high in the coils. Between the Tconnections B and F the mixing-pipe F is provided with a check-valve Band a The check-valves A and B prevent the return of oil and waterthrough the feed-pipes A and B, and the check-valve B prevents thereturn of steam through the pipe E. Both oil-vapor and superheated steamare passed through the pipe E" into the combining and superheating coilG, where they are subject to a high heat and sufficiently combined andconverted into gas to be burned. At the base of the coil 0 anoutlet-pipe 0 extends downward and curves inward and is provided belowthe column with the coupler G, having a vent-opening for the escape ofvapor. This vent-opening may serve as the burner-orifice, or anysuitable burner which may be required in a large generating apparatusmay be connected in place of the coupler G. A bent steel tube E connectswith the coupler G and is provided with a stop-cock G and beyond suchstop-cock extends upward through coils O, and O and connects with thebase of the coil 0 at the top of the column. An outlet-pipe E leads fromthe top of the coil (J and connects with the second column of coils O,as shown in Fig. 1. It extends down through the upper coil 0 andconnects with the upper end of the middle coil C. This second column 0is preferably composed of three sets of coils, as C at the base, coil Cabove the same, and the enlarged coil 0 at the top of the column. Thetop of the coil 0 is connected by the return-bend H to the base of coilC. A gasoutlet pipe 0' leads from the base of coil 0 and is bent inwardand provided with a coupler G having a vent-opening or burner for theescape of gas to be burned in the column 0 for heating the coilsthereof. The bent steel tube E provided with a stop-cock G is connectedto the coupler G3 and extends upward through the column of coils andconnects with the top of the coil 0 At the base of coil 0 connects thegas-outlet pipe J, which connects at D with separator-tank D and isprovided with a valve D for controlling the flow of gas and combustibleliquid into the tank D. The separator-tank D is composed of galvanizediron and is mounted on a suitable support. The gas-outlet pipe Jconnects at D in the head of the tank and is provided with acontrolling-valve orstopcock D The outlet gas pipe J extends downwardand then upward into the floating gas-holder K. A similar pipe J leadsout from the holder to any place where the gas is to be used. Thefloating holder K is supported in the water-tank K in the usualwell-known manner. An outlet-pipe d for combustible liquid connects withthe bottom of the separator-tank D and is provided with a stop-cock Dand extends down into a receiving and storage vessel D A vent and testpipe F havinga stop-cock F connects with the T-coupler F in the gaspipeE and extends down into a receiving vessel at the base of the apparatus.Part of the gas may be drawn off through the pipe F for testing the sameor for any other desired purpose.

The apparatus having been constructed and connected as above describedand the tanks A and B, respectively, filled with oil and water, theoperation of making my oxyhydrocarbon gas may be conducted as follows:Air may be admitted under pressure through the stopcock A for forcingoil to the vaporizing-coil. The stop-cock A is fully opened, permittingoil to flow through pipe A and the stop-cock A is partly opened forregulating the supply of oil to the coil 0 In starting the apparatusonly a small quantity is at first admitted to the coil 0 and then thesupply is shut off and a torch or a small flame is burned in theinterior of the column of coils until the oil in the coil 0 is vaporizedfor supplying a jet of combustible vapor at the bu rner-orifice in thecoupler G. The vapor is burned until the column of coils is well heated.The oilvapor as generated in the coil 0 passes through pipe F and thencethrough the superheatingcoil O to the burner. The coil C having beensufficiently heated, the stop cock 13 near the water-tank is openedandwater allowed to flow through the feed-pipe B to the stop-cock B,which is partly opened and used to regulate the supply of water admittedto the base of the vaporizing and superheating coil 0 The relativeproportions of oil and water supplied to the vaporizing-coils C and Cwill be regulated by the stop-cocks A and B for making my compoundoxyhydrocarbon gas. The flow of oil and water having been established inthe proper proportions to the coils C and C the highly-heated oil-vaporpasses down through pipe E to the mixing-pipe F, and at the same timethe superheated steam passes off from the top of coil C through pipe E,passing down through the column of coils and thence into the mixing-pipeF, in which it passes through the valve 13 and forces the oil-vaporthence down through the combining and superheating coil 0. Thesuperheated steam and oil-vapors are here subjected to such heat andpressure as to cause partial decomposition of the steam and hydrocarbonvapors to produce a combustible gas which passes off through the pipe 0to the coupler G, where a jet thereof is ignited and burned for heatingthe column of coils. A large percentage of the escaping combustiblevapors passes off through valve G and pipe E into the base of the coil 0where they are subjected to further heat for causing them to combine tomake fixed gas. Decomposition and recomposition of the steam andoil-vapors having been partially efiected, the resulting vapors and gaspass off from coil 0 through pipe E down into the middledecomposing-coil O thence through the same, and through the connectedcoil 0 where decomposition and recomposition of the vapors and gases arecontinued to form a fixed gas. The second column of coils 0 may bepreliminarily heated up in any desired manner,and as soon as combustiblegas passes off from the base of coil 0 through the pipe 0 it is ignitedat the jet-orifice in the coupler G causing a large flame to pass upthrough the center of the column of coils and highly heat the same. Thestop cock Gr being opened, a large percentage of the gas passes from thecoupler Gr up through the pipes E and E in the interior of the column ofcoils and thence into the top of the coil C, where it is subjected tofurther heat and pressure. The resulting gas finally passes off from thebase of the coil C1 through the pipe J and stop-cock D into theseparating and expansion tank D, where the liquefied portion of the gasresulting from the high pressure to which it has been subjected in thecoils falls to the bottom of the tank,while the gas passes off throughthe stop-cock D and pipe J into the holder K. When desired, thestop-cock D in the liquid-outlet pipe d may be opened, and thecombustible liquid which has accumulated in the tankD maybe drawn offinto the receptacle B Having described my invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In an apparatus for generating oxyhydrocarbon gas, the combinationwith an oilvaporizing coil having an oil-supply pipe and stop-cock, anda water vaporizing and super heating coil having a Water-supply pipe andstop-cock, of a vapor combining and superheating coil having anoutlet-pipe and connecting-burner below the same, and suitable pipeconnections from said vaporizing-coils to said combining andsuperheating coil, sub stantially as described.

2. An apparatus for generating oxyhydrocarbon gas constructed with awater vaporizing and superheating coil, an oil-vaporizing coil, and avapor combining and superheating coil, arranged one above another in acolumn, said vaporizing coils having respectively, supply-pipes,provided with stop-cocks for water and oil, and said combining andsuperheating coil having a supply-pipe with which connect thedischarge-pipes from said vaporizing-coils, and also having adischargepipe and a connecting-burner below the column of coils,substantially as described.

3. In an apparatus for generating oxyhydrocarbon gas, the combinationwith a coil for generating and superheating steam, a watersupply tankand a pipe, having a stop-cock and check-valve connecting it with saidcoil, of an oil-vaporizing coil, an oil-tank and conmeeting-pipe havinga stop-cock and check valve, a vapor mixing and supply pipe having astop-cock and check-valve, connections from said coils to saidmixing-pipe, a vapor combining and superheating coil connecting withsaid mixing-pipe, and having a burner arranged to discharge a jet offlame through said coils, substantially as described.

4:. In an apparatus for generating oxyhydrocarbon gas, the combinationwith an oilvaporizing coil having an oil-supply pipe and stop-cock, anda water vaporizing and superheating coil having a water-supply pipe andstop-cock, of a vapor combining and super heating coil having anoutlet-pipe and connecting-burner below the same, suitable pipeconnections from said vaporizing-coils to said combining andsuperheating coil, separate decomposing-coils for combining and fixingthe gases, and having a discharge-pipe and burner below the coil orcoils, and the necessary connecting-pipes, substantially as described.

5. An apparatus for generating oxyhydrocarbon gas comprising a column ofcoils containing a coil for generating and superheating steam, aseparate oil-vaporizing coil, a separate vapor combining andsuperheating coil having an outlet-pipe and burner below said column, asecond column of coils containing decomposing-coils for combining andfixing the vapors and gases and having a discharge-pipe and burner belowsaid column, a separating-tank for separating gas and liquid produced insaid coils, suitable supply-pipes for oil and water and vapor-pipesconnecting said coils one with another and with the separating-tank andprovided with necessary stop-cocks and valves, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES WORTH TURNER.

Witnesses:

BELVA A. LooKWooD, LEWIs T. BoYNToN.

